A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Connecticut River - Riverbank Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire, Vermont
Summary:: Riverbank erosion control, water quality improvement, and habitat enhancement through bank stabilization and riparian buffer installation.
Website:: www.crjc.org
Contact:: Sharon Francis
Executive Director
Connecticut River Joint Commissions
603-826-4800
SharonF@cyberportal.net

Project Name:: Restoring bog turtle habitat in New York
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Federal, state, and NGO partners are working together with private landowners to restore the wetland habitat of the threatened bog turtle.
Website:: www.backfromthebrink.org/specieslearnabout.cfm?animal_id=1
Contact:: Bruce Hammond
Project manager/Scientist
Environmental Defense
617 723 2996
bhammond@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Potomac Watershed Partnership
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Summary:: PWP has reforested or otherwise improved approximately 20,000 acres of land, involving the efforts of thousands of volunteers, while emphasizing educational programs.
Contact:: Mark Moszak
Director
Potomac Watershed Partnership
301-608-1188 x209
moszak@potomac.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Northeast Florida Islands Initiative Project
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Innovative cooperative agreements, strategic land acquisition, and effective management strategies to conserve and create the largest urban park system in the nation.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves/art10617.html
Contact:: Hallie Stevens
St. Marys/Sea Islands Program Director
The Nature Conservancy
904-598-0004
hstevens@tnc.org

Project Name:: New River Community Partners
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: New River Land Preservation Specialist Project funds a part-time professional dedicated to negotiating the purchase of priority properties for addition to New River State Park and other natural areas.
Website:: www.nrcp.org
Contact:: Patrick N. Woodie
Executive Director
New River Community Partners, Inc.
336-372-8118, ext. 22
pwoodie@skybest.com

Project Name:: Saint Croix Ground Lizard Habitat Restoration, Hotel on the Cay Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Virgin Islands
Summary:: In this Partners for Fish and Wildlife program project the FWS implemented a restoration and management plan for the protection and recovery of the endangered ground lizard in St. Croix, USVI.
Website:: www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Blue River Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: The Nature Conservancy is working closely with landowners in the the Blue River area of southern Indiana to conserve and protect this area's unique and valued natural resources.
Website:: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:: Allen Pursell
Blue River Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(812) 738-2087
apursell@tnc.org

Project Name:: Swan Ecosystem Center
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Swan Valley, Montana residents are working on a comprehensive strategy to maintain a timber economy, ecological integrity and a rural way of life as timberlands are sold for residential development.
Website:: swanecosystemcenter.com
Contact:: Anne Dahl
President/Secretary
Swan Ecosystem Center
406-754-3137
swanec@blackfoot.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Long-term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Gardens
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Cooperative monitoring is allowing government agencies and energy companies to determine within an adaptive management framework best drilling practices consistent with coral reef health.
Contact:: Thomas Readinger

USDI Minerals Management Service
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

Project Name:: Mancos Shale Terrains & Gunnison Gorge Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The project examines geologic sources of elevated salinity and selenium that negatively impact water quality for community water supplies and agriculture.
Website:: minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos_shale/task1.html
Contact:: Richard Grauch
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-5551
rgrauch@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Restoring Endangered Kemp Ridley Sea Turtles at Padre Island National Seashore
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The recovery program for the Kemp Ridley Turtle is a major cooperative effort resulting in the beginning re-establishment of a turtle colony on Padre Island and adjacent areas on the Gulf Coast.
Contact:: Colin Campbell
Superintendent, Padre Island National Seashore
National Park Service
361-949-8173 ext 229

Far West

Project Name:: Trumpeter Swan Restoration
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming, Montana
Summary:: A private/public captive breeding and release program for trumpeter swans in the Rockies has helped prevent their listing as endangered.
Website:: www.r6.fws.gov/redrocks/rrl3.htm
Contact:: William M. Long
President
Wyoming Wetland Society
307-730-4444
whitewing55@aol.com

Project Name:: Indian Creek Restoration/City Center Revitalization
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Caldwell’s downtown revitalization plan uses restoration of Indian Creek as the catalyst for a sustainable community with ecological integrity and economic vitality.
Website:: www.caldwellonline.org/Indian_Creek.htm
Contact:: Dennis Cannon
Caldwell Redevelopment Coordinator
City of Caldwell
208-455-4736
dcannon@ci.caldwell.id.us

Project Name:: Hokulea, Navigating Change in the Hawaiian Islands
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: "Navigating Change" is a project focused on raising awareness to ultimately motivate people to change their attitudes and behaviors to better care for all our islands and ocean resources.
Website:: www.navigatingchange.org and www.hawaiianatolls.org
Contact:: Ann Bell
Outdoor Recreation Planner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(808) 792-9530
Ann_Bell@fws.gov

Project Name:: Business Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A joint project of 3EStrategies and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. The goal is to create and expand sustainable energy projects and firms in Central Oregon.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: MARINe Partnership with Paradise Cove Marine Elementary School
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Students at Paradise Cove Marine Elementary are using a Mineral Management Service long-term monitoring site to study intertidal marine life.
Website:: www.marine.gov
Contact:: Tom Readinger

USDI Minerals Management Service
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

Project Name:: Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Program provides framework for local jurisdictions to voluntarily develop a "sub-area" Habitat Conservation Plan and receive "take authorization", while conserving approx. 172,000 acres of habitat.
Contact:: Thomas Oberbauer
Chief of the Multiple Species Planning Division
Department of Planning and Land Use, County of San Diego
858-694-3701
Thomas.Oberbauer@sdcounty.ca.gov

National

Project Name:: Center for Plant Conservation
Location:: National
Summary:: The cooperative CPC network conserves and restores the rare native plants of the U.S. CPC maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants, more than 600 of the nation's most imperiled flora.
Website:: www.centerforplantconservation.org
Contact:: Mark F. Barnett
Communications Coordinator
Center for Plant Conservation
314.577.9541
mark.barnett@mobot.org

Project Name:: Collaborative Volunteer Invasives Monitoring Project
Location:: National
Summary:: Through partnerships with community volunteer groups, NGO's and government science agencies, the NWRS has trained volunteers across the country to map invasive weeds on refuges using GPS units.
Website:: www.refugenet.org/new-invasives/vimp.html
Contact:: Jenny Ericson
National Invasive Species Program Specialist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System
703-358-2063
Jenny_Ericson@fws.gov

Project Name:: Partnership Series
Location:: National
Summary:: The Partnership Series fosters the empowerment of people and organizations working together toward sustainable landscapes, economies, and communities.
Website:: www.ntc.blm.gov/partner
Contact:: Richard Whitley
National Stewardship & Partnership Coordinator
USDI Bureau of Land Management (WO-170)
541-618-2305
Richard_Whitley@blm.gov

Current Conservation Programs